Rethinking the logic of museums

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This Monday 20th May Arquetopia is hosting a lecture by Independent Curator and Professor of Art Theory at the University of Barcelona; Martí Peran. Peran has collaborated with many contemporary art books and catalogues. He has imparted workshops on art criticism and curatorial practices in several international institutions and has lectured in  museums and universities in Barcelona, Madrid, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Cairo, New York and many other countries.

This Monday he will talking on the topic of “Rethinking the Logic of Museums: Research and curatorial practices” at the Hall Auditorium of the Autonomous University of Puebla. Carolino Building, 4 Sur No. 104, Centro Historico. Puebla, Pue. 72000.

Monday May 20 2013, 18:00 hrs. Admission is Free.

Experimenting with colour in Oaxaca

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This week we welcome artist Nobuyo Iwasaki to Oaxaca for a 4 month residency and study of natural pigments. Formerly from Japan, Nobuyo joins us from her current home in Canada.  Having only been here for 2 days she is already learning a few new techniques as well as experimenting with some of her own.

Arquetopia Music Program Showcase Oaxaca

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Last night, Arquetopia introduced its music programs to an audience of potential clarinet students in Oaxaca. The performance was a chance for Chris Davis, Arquetopia’s Director of Music Programs, to showcase his own skills as well as the skills of his most successful student in Mexico, a 13-year-old musician named Ángel Atilano Montellano Urbieta. The two of them played to a packed room in the main university’s Escuela de Bellas Artes (School of Fine Arts) which is housed in a beautiful former Catholic convent from the 1500′s.  Afterward, Chris held an open discussion about the launching of Arquetopia’s music education and performance programs and the scholarship program that is now available for all participants.

A big thank you must go to the Universidad Autónoma “Benito Juarez” de Oaxaca, Lic. Eduardo Martínez Helmes and Lic. En Música Fidel Torres González for allowing us to showcase this new and innovative program.

For more information on Arquetopia’s music programs visit arquetopia.org or to donate directly to our latest Global Giving Scholarship Fundraiser please visit globalgiving.com

25% Scholarships Available Now!

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Just a quick reminder that for a limited time, we are offering a special invitation to participate in the Art Production Residency at Arquetopia (Puebla) or Arquetopia Oaxaca with 25% SPRING SCHOLARSHIPS toward our standard residency fees. These residencies are offered from 4 to 8 weeks and must start in May or June 2013. Scholarship not offered for Cultural Exchange or Special Residencies.

E-mail info@arquetopia.org for application or more info.